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Melania Trump To Host Quisling Fundraiser + More News

First Lady Melania Trump

Some news items you might have missed: • Politico: Melania Trump, who has been notably absent from the campaign trail during the Donald’s presidential run, is back on the GOP fundraising circuit — a fundraiser for the quisling Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago. Continue reading “Melania Trump To Host Quisling Fundraiser + More News”

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FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines To Target Omicron Variant

The FDA has approved new updated versions of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines which also target the new BA.5 variant The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first updated COVID vaccines since the initial December 2020 rollout. Millions of Americans will soon be able to receive new booster shots that target not only the original virus but the BA.5 Omicron subvariant as well. The updated COVID vaccines – known as ‘bivalent boosters’ since they address multiple variants – could be made available as soon as next week. Continue reading “FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines To Target Omicron Variant”

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FDA Panel Recommends Boosters For High Risk Or 65+ But Not For Younger

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An advisory committee to the FDA has recommended authorizing booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for those 65  or older or those at risk of severe cases of COVID-19. But the committee declined to approve boosters for the general population citing lack of compelling evidence. Continue reading “FDA Panel Recommends Boosters For High Risk Or 65+ But Not For Younger”

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Gay Twitter Responds To FDA Warning On Poppers

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The Food and Drug Administration recently issued warnings about the use of alkl nitrate inhalants (aka poppers) noting there’s been an increase of hospitalizations and even death associated with their use. “These products are marketed as nail polish removers but are being ingested or inhaled for recreational use,” the statement reads. “’Poppers’ are sold online or at adult novelty stores and packaged in small bottles, ranging from 10 to 40 mL. They appear similar to energy shots, with brand names including Jungle Juice, Extreme Formula, HardWare, Quick Silver and Super RUSH.” How or why the FDA is suddenly aware of poppers that the gay community has used since the 1960s is a question many folks in the Twtterverse had, in addition to having quite the laugh about the warning itself.

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FDA Approves Moderna Vaccine For COVID-19

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The FDA has approved the coronavirus vaccine from Moderna for emergency use. From CNBC:

The vaccine — the second approved for use in the U.S. behind Pfizer and BioNTech’s — bolsters the U.S. supply of doses. The potentially life-saving shots are desperately needed to fend off the pandemic that has taken more than 300,000 American lives and overwhelmed hospitals.

The FDA’s emergency use authorization Friday approves the federal government’s plan to distribute roughly 5.9 million doses of Moderna’s vaccine to 64 states, territories and major cities across the nation next week.

“We likely will see shots in the arm by the very early part of next week, I would hope Monday or Tuesday,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on the “Today” show on Friday morning.

At this writing, there have been 17,459,296 cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. with 313,588 American deaths.